or semi-smart at least.
My mother still uses the old Add-a-Motor blind motors.
If anyone isn't familiar, they're just s toggled motor. They go one way until it hits an end stop.
This then toggles the motor so the next time you activate it, it goes the opposite way to the other end stop and repeats.
I do this with a zwave appliance module. I have it turn on, wait a set time, then turn off.
She uses them on a vertical blind, so two appl mods, and 2 motors. One for twist and one for traverse.
The problem comes in when she accidentally tries to traverse them without twisting first.
Not good for the blind! So I need to come up with a way to NOT traverse unless they've been twisted first.
Just to add, I can't get her to buy new motors that are smarter since "these still work fine.".
My initial thought is to use a virtual device to keep track of the twist.
Have it turn on when the twist is open, and off when closed. Don't allow traverse if the VD is off.
Obviously this depends on it staying in sync and can be 'confused' relatively easily. But can work.
Any ideas?
My mother still uses the old Add-a-Motor blind motors.
If anyone isn't familiar, they're just s toggled motor. They go one way until it hits an end stop.
This then toggles the motor so the next time you activate it, it goes the opposite way to the other end stop and repeats.
I do this with a zwave appliance module. I have it turn on, wait a set time, then turn off.
She uses them on a vertical blind, so two appl mods, and 2 motors. One for twist and one for traverse.
The problem comes in when she accidentally tries to traverse them without twisting first.
Not good for the blind! So I need to come up with a way to NOT traverse unless they've been twisted first.
Just to add, I can't get her to buy new motors that are smarter since "these still work fine.".
My initial thought is to use a virtual device to keep track of the twist.
Have it turn on when the twist is open, and off when closed. Don't allow traverse if the VD is off.
Obviously this depends on it staying in sync and can be 'confused' relatively easily. But can work.
Any ideas?
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